The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-08-24
SHE DIED 4 BEGGAR.
Yet IN Her Room Was Found Seven Thou
sand Dollars in Money and Bo:.ds.

sand Dollars in Money and Bo:.ds.
\ Boston spccia! says that from, q
l}eggariy little rcom at the rear OF No.
i Albany street, in shat city, Mrs. Mary
Smith was removed to tue City Hospita!
Saturday night, where she died before
morning. Sa9 VAS severity six years
OLD, ard without doubt the most wretch.
edly dressed creature in ali Boston. Her
room was r:iseTably filthy. and her
clothes were Iit.Ie better than old rags
kept together by Strings.
Mrs. Smith was 9 professional! !'cEg5s5ar,
and it was while limping about on her
daily ro;lLds in search o. charity Satur-
da7 that She Vas Knocked Gown apd
rl;n over by q careless butcher boy at the
corner OF Howard &uG Hudson streets.
Somebody removed her to her home and
notified the police and had her taken to
the City Hospital! She vas not badly
hurt, bit her ARRANGED yea, and her
enie led condition resulting from long
year. i privation could rot withstand
the shock. Before she died she SAX:
something about bor money and asked
that Lawyer Charles Colbetil be notified.
The hospital attendants believed tie
poor creature vas wandering N her
mind. This morning, howev,r, word
was sent 10 the layer, when they were
surprised 10 hear that tie old woman
had recently made !; vii! aud was worth
several thousand dollars.
JEe police We're notified and az officer
detailed to search the misery lodgings
Opening the door Of the cid wor1an' 5
room, q foul olor greeted him ana q
dozen L. S disappeared le.slsrely into
their holes. l,he oGicsr began MS search
by ripping open the first OF the tvo ole
MATTRESSES, VIXEN, to Lis surprise, several
handsome gold and silver coins ratified
down on the floor. The sawdust, chips
and husks with which the mattress was
stuffed, We're poured out into q pile be-
side the led. Scattered among this cAaiI
was hatful f bank notes. Officer
Franks polked over the pile and saw that
many Of the bills were rolled up into
wads and tied with greasy strings. He
cut these with his knife, and counting
the wealth found $50. On the wall
over the bed hing al old petticoat.
Mechanically shruSting bis hand into the
pockets lie drew cut hard rag. Opening
this so in bills lay il lis hand. On {
peg neal by was another petticoat. As
the officer gra3ped it 10 replace it on t!ly
hook he felt hard bunch of something
inside the lining. Cutting the threads
with his knife, a little bag dropped ou!
I'd So IN small silver coans rolled of or
The floor Inside the door another
dirty article OF apparel hung. 1t was
searched, and IL the lining was found
secreted a large pocket book. Sewe&
into this were bills Of various denomina-
tons amounting to so.
On the floor lay mattress black with
dirt and filth, and rolled up and tied
with piece OF Clothes line. Inside this,
and wrapped carefully IN 4 dozen news
papers, WAS package Of United States
Government bonds of the issue OF 1887,
bearing four pei cent. interest, and
amounting in value to SIX hundred
dollars.
Down in the corner Of the bag wele
two bank books OF the Franklin Savings
Bank, each showing deposit OF one
thousand dollars.
Continuing the search, black dress
was found, and il various parts OF the
lining were discovered, &ewel IL sepa-
ratcly, fifteen dollars il bills and silver
III bureau WIS found one huldrc. and
fifty dollars in gold coin.
The entire amount Of money ana
bonds amounted to between SIX and
seven tncusaGtl dollars, which was turned
over to tae police authorities.